Dutch aid workers discharged from hospital

woensdag 17 september 2014 11:00

Two repatriated Dutch care providers were discharged Monday 15 September from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) after a 24-hour observation period. They were admitted Sunday 14 September as a precaution after having had unprotected contact with patients who turned out to be infected with the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. Fortunately, the care providers are not showing any disease symptoms at the moment and are thus not contagious, even if they would prove to develop Ebola at a later stage. They have decided to spend the time in which they might develop disease symptoms at a secluded location. During this period, the Municipal Health Service in their region will meticulously monitor their health on a daily basis, such as body temperature and disease symptoms which include diarrhoea, vomiting and muscular pain.